The location of a citizen uprising that led to a gruesome act of mob justice.

Many of Edinburgh's more unsavory characters spent their final days behind this door while awaiting their executions.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

This cannonball embedded in the side of an Edinburgh house once served a surprisingly pedestrian purpose.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

A rare and unique example of an 18th-century door latch calls this restaurant home.

These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.

This Roman relic was discovered in Scotland by a mudlarking ferryman.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.

Small sculpted heads of prominent phrenologists mark the outside of their former headquarters.

This painting of a beloved dog will be on display at the Scottish National Gallery at long as the museum exists.

This sculpture commemorates Edinburgh's sister city and their respective celebrity dogs.

This historic timepiece was a popular meeting place for romantic rendezvous in the 1960s.

The artwork mysteriously appeared within an Edinburgh cemetery.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

A miniature of a lighthouse acts as a beacon for what transpires inside this location.

A public art installation with a nautical themed poem, enhances this pedestrian street.

A former telephone box found new life as a photo booth and charity fundraiser.

A rare memorial paying homage to an altruistic woman from the 19th-century.

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

The remnants of a facade from a 19th-century market stall emporium.